MUAR: A babysitter pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to neglecting a 19-month-old baby boy, resulting in an injury.
The accused, Tan Gek Chin, 50, made the plea before Judge Nariman Badruddin.
Tan is accused of exposing the baby to injury at a home in Taman Pagoh Jaya between 7am and 9pm on Oct 31.
The charge was framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act, which carries a punishment of up to two years in jail or a RM50,000 fine, or both, upon conviction.
Based on the report lodged by the baby's parents, they had found the infant's right eye swollen and injuries on both ears when they fetched their child from the babysitter.
The parents took the baby to the hospital.
Tan claimed that the baby fell while playing with other children under her supervision.
She claimed that the baby climbed onto a chair and jumped off it, hitting his head on the table.
Tan was arrested the same day.
The Sessions Court set bail at RM7,000 with one surety and set Jan 7 for case remention.
Prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Ariff Marzuki, while the accused was represented by lawyer Gurbinder Singh Gill.